Ryan Spilborghs is a bench player. To land more at-bats, he must produce in limited opportunities. Showing he can play center field and hit left-handers will go a long way in that regard. He did both Wednesday, showing decent range while swatting his first home run of the season (against Jonathan Niese). Spilborghs trimmed down over the winter to be available to play more center field with Carlos Gonzalez moving to left.

Double your pleasure.

Todd Helton’s second-inning double was the 528th of his career, tying him with Frank Robinson for the 32nd all time.

No yard work.

It is one of the strange early-season anomalies. After adding roughly 20 pounds of bulk, Gonzalez does not have a home run this season. Of his 11 hits, only two have gone for extra bases.

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